Thief's Cunning

In the companion novel to Assassin’s Heart — which Printz Award winner Laura Ruby called a “gripping fantasy,” — Thief’s Cunning picks up eighteen years later and follows Allegra Saldana as she uncovers the secrets about the line of killers she descends from.

Allegra Saldana has always had to look over her shoulder. When you’re the niece of the infamous assassin Lea Saldana, hiding from people who want you dead is just part of life. Once the strongest clipper family in the kingdom of Lovera, the Saldanas — or what’s left of them — are now the most hunted. Especially by the Da Vias, whose thirst for retaliation is almost two decades in the making.

At least that’s what Lea has always told Allegra, but lately Allegra is fed up with the things that are being kept from her—like her parents’ identity. So when Allegra finally learns the truth — I’m a Da Via — her world crumbles. Feeling betrayed by the people she trusted the most, Allegra turns to Nev, a Traveler boy whose presence makes her feel alive in ways she’s only dreamed of. But getting caught up in Nev’s world has consequences Allegra never saw coming.

In the dark and enthralling fantasy that fans of Sarah Maas and Leigh Bardugo will devour, one girl must decide whether she’s destined to pay for the wrongs of her family’s past... or if the future is hers for the taking.